Clinical outcomes and molecular genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milk samples of dairy primiparous Mediterranean buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7606-7613

  Guccione, J ^a   Cosandey, A ^b   Pesce, A ^c   Di Loria, A ^d   Pascale, M ^e   Piantedosi, D ^a   Steiner, A ^f   Graber, H U ^b   Ciaramella, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^c Istituto Zooprofilattico del Mezzogiorno   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^e Veterinary practitioner   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genotype b; Mastitis; Mediterranean buffalo; Staphylococcus aureus; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BUFFALO; CELL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84918784198     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8455     Document Type: Article

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